Jun 16, 2009 terence mckenna by any measure is a genius. Terence mckenna, art bell, coast to coast am, dreamland, psychedelics, shamanism, time travel, the quickening, novelty theory. He was noted for his knowledge of the use of psychedelic, plantbased entheogens, and subjects ranging from shamanism, the theoretical origins of human consciousness, and his concept of novelty theory. Aug 26, 20 lorenzo, and all other saloners interested in understanding the timewavenovelty theory on a deeper level, i would highly suggest a book which proves quite illuminating on the subject. Was psychedelic guru terence mckenna goofing about 2012. Raising the earth to the next vibration 2010 that was both a part of and a response to the massive 2012 book publishing industry that was flourishing at the time. This socalled timewave zero graph maps the cycles of cultural and social. In his books and lectures, mckenna extolled psychedelic drugs as a spiritual. Ive been reading and listening to terence mckenna, the american botanist, psychonaut and philosopher for a number of years now and its. Introduced to geology through his uncle, he developed a hobby of solitary fossilhunting in the arroyos near his home.
Mckennas theory, as written about at length in his books the invisible. Ralph abraham, phd, is a professor of mathematics at the university of california, santa cruz, author, and pioneer in the fields of chaos theory, computer. Podcast 366 terence mckennas suggested reading list. I was getting ready to send a friend some info on novelty theory, when i saw that terence mckennas collection of rare books slated for installation at the esalen institute burned up a couple of months ago. Nov 01, 2001 in this book of trialogues, the late psychedelic visionary and shamanologist terence mckenna, acclaimed biologist and originator of the morphogenetic fields theory rupert sheldrake, and mathematician and chaos theory scientist ralph abraham explore the relationships between chaos and creativity and their connection to cosmic consciousness. Jul 05, 2017 posts about novelty theory written by terencemckennaarchives. In the valley of novelty terence mckenna full youtube. Sep 17, 2011 food of the gods by terence mckenna is a classic on psychedelic plants. Novelty theory attempts to calculate the ebb and flow of novelty in the universe as an inherent quality of time.
Jan 12, 2016 terence mckenna spoke and wrote about psychedelic drugs, plantbased entheogens, shamanism, metaphysics, alchemy, language, culture, technology, and the theoretical origins of human consciousness. Novelty theory a common element of all of these cycles of time is the notion of time acceleration. Terence mckenna was born on november 16, 1946, in paonia, california. Anyhow, without further ado, check out these 8 terence mckenna books that surely have the capacity to challenge your perception of life itself. A thoroughly revised edition of the muchsoughtafter early work by terence and dennis mckenna that looks at shamanism, altered states of consciousness, and the. Terence mckenna a renowned mystic and psychonaut broke the traditional mold when he presented his theory of how humans advanced so quickly in such a short space of time. Terence mckenna bibliography, list of references to books, articles, audio, video, interviews and translations by and about terence mckenna psychedelic salon, over 100 podcasts of terence mckenna lectures erowids terence mckenna vault terence mckenna at the internet movie database. Perhaps i can allay their anxieties by relating my encounter with a prominent popularizer of the 2012doomsday meme, psychedelic guru terence mckenna. The brothers experiences in the amazon would later be the main focus of mckennas book true hallucinations, published in 1993. Terence mckennas numerological novelty theory suggests a point of singularity in which humankind will go through a great shift in consciousness.
All i know, however, from jenkins, is that he and terence wrote written responses to. Terence describes it as one of lifes cosmic giggles and i would have to say that expression is entirely apropos to many of the episodes in terence mckenna s life. I met terence on the big island in july 1988 at a physical immortality conference before he was very well known, but nonetheless a dynamic and inspiring, extremely articulate and compelling speaker. The principal device of the timewave zero theory is a fractal function constructed using numerical values derived from the king wen sequence of i ching hexagrams which maps time onto novelty. Ive got 3000 books here with me, and this internet connection, and i. Was psychedelic guru terence mckenna goofing about 2012 prophecy. Terence mckenna project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. This theory of mckenna s expresses the concept that naturally occurring psilocybin mushrooms played a. Knowledge is power aims to bring you the best content from many different types of speakers. Mckenna developed a hobby of fossilhunting in his youth and from this, he acquired a deep scientific appreciation of nature. By referencing the book of iching, you will be able to ascertain the flow of events that governs your. Terence kemp mckenna november 16, 1946 april 3, 2000 was an american 2 one of the leading authorities on the ontological foundations of shamanism, 3 and the intellectual voice of rave culture. The stoned ape theory and the dawn of human consciousness.
Biography born in 1946, author and explorer terence mckenna has spent the last twentyfive years in the study of the ontological foundations of shamanism and the ethnopharmacology of spiritual transformation. Lorenzo, and all other saloners interested in understanding the timewave novelty theory on a deeper level, i would highly suggest a book which proves quite illuminating on the subject. This theory was developed by terence mckenna 19462000 from the early 1970s to the late 1990s, and was first described by him in the book the. Mind, hallucinogens, and the i ching by terence mckenna and dennis j. Articles about terence mckenna and his timewave zero theory, plus software for. This book offers the best taste of all of mckenna s wild ideas. This theory was developed by terence mckenna 19462000 from the early 1970s to the late 1990s, and was first described by him in the book the invisible landscape 1974, written with his brother dennis. This idea, known as the stoned ape theory, relates to how our ancestors evolved to produce language and create art. The thing is that, like many of mckenna s repertoire of provocative albeitunproven or improbable ideas like his stoned ape theory, or his infamous timewave zero, which predicted an apocalyptic crescendo in the irruption of novelty coinciding with the end of the mayan calendar on december 21, 2012 that remark might have been a gross. The invisible landscape by terence and dennis mckenna is a very original and unusual book. Terence kemp mckenna november 16, 1946 april 3, 2000 was an american ethnobotanist. Go through this biography to learn more about his profile, childhood, life and timeline. A chronology of terence mckennarelated books, ideas, people.
In 1970, terence mckenna and his brother, dennis mckenna, traveled to the colombian amazon in search of a dmtcontaining plant. Of all his many accomplishments, terence mckenna will be remembered for his discovery of the timewave novelty theory and his unparalleled ability to describe this theory to others in a way that made it interesting, understandable and congruent with both physics and religion. In this theory he states that the jump from homo erectus to homo sapian was caused by the introduction of a. The book touches on the use of psychedelic substances within ancient cultures throughout the world. Terence kemp mckenna was a writer, philosopher, and ethnobotanist. A compilation of essays and interviews spanning 19831990, the archaic revival is a thoroughly satisfying overview of mckenna s signature ideas, ranging from the evolutionary importance of shamanism, time wave theory, novelty, linguistics, deep ecology, the end of history, ufos as holographic projections from the future, and the symbiotic relationship between hallucinogenic plants and man. Thanks for your article on terence mckenna s timewave theory.
Terence kemp mckenna november 16, 1946 april 3, 2000 was an american ethnobotanist, mystic, psychonaut, lecturer, author, and an advocate for the responsible use of naturally occurring psychedelic plants. Food of the gods is a book that analyzes human history and its close relationship with all psychoactive plants and fungi. He was raised in paonia, colorado, with irish ancestry on his fathers side of the family. Carl gustav jungs psychology of religion and synchronicity by robert asiz. Terence was never published, himself, by nab, although he and grossinger were acquainted, but terence did point his friend, anthropologist luis eduardo luna, toward that publisher, which resulted in the wellknown book of paintings of pablo amaringo s ayahuasca visions.
In this book of trialogues, the late psychedelic visionary and shamanologist terence mckenna, acclaimed biologist and originator of the morphogenetic fields theory rupert sheldrake, and mathematician and chaos theory scientist ralph abraham explore the relationships between chaos and creativity and their connection to cosmic consciousness. Terence mckenna has spent the last twentyfive years in the study of the ontological foundations of shamanism and the ethnopharmacology of spiritual transformation. Terence mckenna also tries his hand at claivoyant soothsaying, providing the reader with his own unique doomsday prophecy loosely based on the hexagrams of the iching. Born and raised in paonia, colorado, terence mckenna had irish ancestry on his fathers side and welsh forebearers on his mothers. From a very young age, he developed an interest for fossil hunting and was introduced to the subject of geology by his uncle. Novelty theory stipulates that novelty in the universe is an inherent quality of time. A critique of terence mckennas stoned ape theory in his book food of the gods 1992, terence mckenna describes one of his many controversial ideas.
It predicts the ebb and flow of novelty in the universe as an inherent quality of time. Terence mckenna author of food of the gods goodreads. The black and red graph, inside of the hexagrams level, represents the ingression of novelty, based on the timewave zero charts from mckennas book the invisible landscape. Terence mckenna, the timewave zero novelty calendar, and 2012. His current column pertains to terence mckenna, the late.
Terence kemp mckenna was a writer, philosopher, psychonaut and ethnobotanist. Mckennas trips also inspired his timewave theory, which holds that. Terence kemp mckenna was an american ethnobotanist, mystic, psychonaut, lecturer, author, and an. A few startling chapters in to this book had me turning to wikipedia to read more about terence mckenna. Posts about novelty theory written by terencemckennaarchives. The stoned ape theory of human evolution and the novelty theory. Jun 06, 2012 was psychedelic guru terence mckenna goofing about 2012 prophecy. Without venturing too far down the rabbit hole, mckenna believed that the frequency of novelty events would increase as time progressed, until reaching infinite novelty. The stoned ape theory was proposed in terence s book food for the gods.
The scientific community never took the 2012 eschatology hogwash seriously, of course, which is an example of why wp. Mckenna formulated a concept about the nature of timebased on fractal patterns he claimed to have discovered in the i ching, which he called novelty theory,35 proposing this predicted the end of time in the year 2012. Im sure most everyone in this community has heard of terence mckenna a novelty theory. From a daring shamanistic experiment with hallucinogenic compounds they arrived at insights about a holographic temporal wave called time wave zero based on a fractal of cycles which they could derive from the i ching. One is his novelty theory in general, the idea that the increasing complexity emerging throughout the universe signals the evolution of the collective consciousness, a process which will. Mckenna, the founder of novelty theory, graduated from the university of california at berkeley with a distributed major in ecology, resource conservation and shamanism. Terence mckenna is an ethnobotanist and he is widely known in psychedelics circles for his research in mans relationship with consciousness altering chemicals since ancient times. Terence mckenna s sacred mushrooms and the law is a great book which challenges the current legal system that bans the use of psychedelic drugs. Grossinger is the founder and owner of north atlantic books. I was getting ready to send a friend some info on novelty theory, when i saw that terence mckenna s collection of rare books slated for installation at the esalen institute burned up a couple of months ago. The man has obviously gone pretty far up in the universe of psychedelia, and i am not very experienced, so theres an obvious vast gap in wavelengths. The theory, which is known as the stoned ape theory looks at the question from outside the box.
Ive looked into some of his work but want to know where to start initially. He spoke and wrote about a variety of subjects, including psychedelic drugs, plantbased entheogens, shamanism, metaphysics, alchemy, language, philosophy, culture, technology. Part one of the invisible landscape deals with psychology, shamanism, and biochemistry. Terence gained and revealed a number of insights from his many psychedelic experiences, a few of which resonate deeply with my newfound take on reality. Terence mckenna was a pioneer in the psychedelic movement. The stoned ape theory was proposed in terences book food for the gods. Terence mckenna biography childhood, life achievements. The late terence mckenna was a scholar of shamanism, ethnobotanist, psychedelic researcher and author of many books including food of the gods and true hallucinations. Its the right level for a critique of mckenna s novelty theory, and it likely has more oversight than mckenna s selfpublished work. Books by terence mckenna author of food of the gods. Terence mckenna was a famous psychonaut, ethnobotanist, writer and lecturer. The colors in the spiral chart the calendar represent the approximately 2,152. It is an idea conceived of and discussed at length by terence mckenna from the early 1970s until his death in the year 2000. Todays random item is a book by richard grossinger called 20.
He attended the university of california, berkeley, and it was during this time that he started studying shamanism and also experienced the effect of drugs like opium. Mckenna is also credited, at least partially, for positing the widespread belief that the world would end in 2012. Mckenna has fascinating theories on the nuances and inner workings of the. Mckenna 1994, paperback, reprint at the best online prices at ebay. One of the main topics within the book is the idea of stoned ape theory. Terence mckenna the truth about the ego meditation sources. Terence mckenna food of the gods, brother, books, quotes. The book is a compilation of 18 or so interviews, speeches, essays and stories about magic mushrooms, shamans, ufos, virtual reality, partnership societies and basically anything else that terence mckenna mused on during his thirty year career as psychedelic spokesman. May 28, 20 a critique of terence mckennas stoned ape theory in his book food of the gods 1992, terence mckenna describes one of his many controversial ideas. These books by terence mckenna will open your eyes to a world of. Terence mckennas timewave zero and the fractal time software. Thoughtprovoking quotes by terence mckenna that will reclaim.
Please like our facebook community predicated on mckenna type views and psychedelic culture. His a mother of welsh descent and his father had irish ancestory. Terence mckenna 19462000 was an american author and ethnobotanist. He and his younger brother dennis born 1950 wrote the invisible landscape. Novelty theory one of mckenna s ideas is known as novelty theory. The author explains how psychedelic plants, especially mushrooms, were historically utilized as medicine to cure various psychological issues. In this theory he states that the jump from homo erectus to homo sapian was caused by the introduction of a special hallucinogenic mushroom known as p. Combining terence mckennas attraction toward history, his focus on memes, and.
Jul 10, 2011 in the valley of novelty terence mckenna full. Ive been trying to comprehend for the past few days if and how it could still be relevant, since its already past the date that the graph was supposed to hit zero. Terence mckenna was an ethnopharmacologist, shamanologist, and author, known for his theories on plant hallucinogens and the novelty wave, and the bardic skill with which he conveyed his ideas. His promotion of novelty theory and its connection to the maya calendar is credited as one of. He is noted for his many speculations on the use of psychedelic, plantbased hallucinogens, a. His promotion of novelty theory and its connection to the novelty theory, the pattern of time itself is speeding up, with a requirement of the theory been that infinite novelty will be reached on a specific date.
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